and if you ever touch one of my girls like that again... (chuckles) (laughing) (three gunshots) (shutter clicks) (footsteps approaching) owens: hey, so we ended up pulling five nine-millimeter shell casings from the pavement behind the club. that's not enough to charge cassell in the reshooting. you know? i need something that puts him at the scene. yeah, i'm still looking. so, are you coming over tonight? (chuckles): yeah, of course. you're the asa on this? that's right. that okay with you? yeah, it's fine. but i think you should know that we think

councilman stafford helped cassell cover up this murder. why would one of miami's highest-ranking public officials help one of its dirtiest scumbags? avery: cassell's a thug. that's a good question-- i think we need to ask cassell that. what makes you think he'll talk? maybe a nail in his coffin. i got a print. (laughs quietly) you know what this is, delonte? it's a shell casing with your fingerprints on it. and you know what it proves? it proves that you killed jimmy ruiz two weeks ago. so you say. is my lawyer here yet? yeah, your lawyer can come here. but i'll tell you what, we got asa avery over here, and he's ready to make you a pretty sweet deal. really? what kind of deal we talking about? well, that depends-- tell us about your relationship with councilman stafford. councilman? do i look like the type who hangs with a councilman, suit? no, you don't, but, uh, we got a work order request

for the city here to repave the street that you shot ruiz on, and, uh... it's signed by councilman stafford. two hours after ruiz died. that's not a coincidence. i can make your life a whole lot easier if you just talk to us, delonte. shut your mouth, delonte. your words are attracting a lot of flies. what the hell are you doing here? we represent mr. cassell. vogel: well, we're allowed to have more than one client. i mean, it helps with the very pricey overhead. (chuckles) uh, now, could i see the evidence against mr. cassell? thanks, sir. well, this just looks like a bunch of, uh, nine-millimeter shell casings. so? they have cassell's prints on them. oh. better put the glasses on, then, huh? hmm. (chuckles softly) uh, ruiz, he was killed with a nine-millimeter, correct? yeah, you and your client would know about that. wait... wait a minute, there's a .45 casing here on your lab table.

is that a .45 ca... what do you think? well, look at that. huh. hm. that's a .45 right there. vogel: yeah. huh? i mean, did you recover a .45 shell casing from behind mr. cassell's club? no, we didn't. oh. really? that wasn't there before. vogel: oh, yes, it was there. i mean, uh, that is your photo, sweetheart, yes? well, now, if... you didn't find a .45 casing in the alley, where did it come from? oh! unless it came from another case. that's impossible. i don't think so. that's called cross-contamination. thus, the casings and the prints would be deemed inadmissible. (quietly): how the hell did this happen, sam? vogel (chuckles): you see? even asa avery, despite his lack of experience and cheap suits, (chuckling): he knows your case just flatlined.

delko: so, i've been scanning through our database, looking at all of vogel's other clients that we've arrested. anything jump out? you tell me-- am i crazy, or do you see a pattern here? (laughing): yeah! vogel's clients are all felons, got hit with light slaps on the wrist when they should've gotten serious time. thank you. hung juries, acquittals, insufficient evidence-- all thanks to vogel. wait, hang on. go back. that guy. that's the guy from the hallway at denise's apartment today. that's the one that was having the fight with the woman that smacked me in the face. the domestic you broke up this morning? yeah. yeah, this guy, clyde novak, huh? booked last year on assault and battery. charges were dropped. so, clyde owed vogel big-time. charges were dropped. this guy staged the fight with the woman, so that i'd break our chain of custody. okay, okay, he's coming.

so, do-do you want me to draw blood? just make it sound real. what'd you say, bitch?! i said touch me again with those grimy hands, and you'll regret it. (screams) louder. louder. come on, louder. vogel's blackmailing his clients to do his dirty work. vogel was blackmailing his clients, wasn't he, councilman? and denise found out about it, didn't she? (sighs) she came to me about it. so, i confronted vogel. and that's how he found out about denise, because you outed her, didn't you? i never wanted her to get hurt. but she did get hurt. she got killed right over there. because of you, he killed her before she could publish what she uncovered about him: how he used his clients to get other clients out of trouble.

what do you want from me, horatio? i need your testimony, councilman. i can't testify against vogel. look what he does to people who cross him. i-i have a family. you don't have a choice. you do have a family, and they're gonna be next. you need to think about that. (phone ringing) (phone beeps) you need to think about it. yes, natalia? you won't believe who just showed up. i'm on my way. ♪ you won't believe who just showed up. ♪

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vogel: ah, horatio, thank goodness you're here. i've been trying to get ahold of you for hours. actually, i'm fresh off a conversation with councilman stafford. well, that must have been a bit one-sided. not a great conversationalist, is he? well, come to think of it, neither are you. (chuckles) till now. all right, come on, what is it? what is it? the suspense is killing me here. for starters, we know you had two of your clients go over and stage a fight at denise baines' house today so you could compromise evidence. it seems, mr. vogel, that she found out the truth about you and lost her life for it. really? well, do tell me, what is this truth exactly? blackmail. because we know you're blackmailing your clients like councilman stafford. my dear, those are some wild, wild allegations.

really? listen, i can't speak to the blackmail part of this, but i can speak to the other allegations. that won't be necessary at this time. well, excuse me, i beg to differ there, horatio. miss wade has something that she wants to tell you. i hired clyde novak and another client to stage the fight at denise baines'. i also hired that contract killer to poison her. i acted alone. i perceived a threat to my clients and acted independently. there. feels better now, doesn't it, just to get that off your chest, gabby. now, listen, i'm gonna make sure you get the best representation. hell, i may even do it myself.

thank you, horatio. without you, miss wade here would continue to be a blight miss wade? on my firm. have you ever actually been to prison? no. well, then, i commend you on your blind sense of loyalty. you know you don't have to be the scapegoat, right? this is your only opportunity to tell us what he has on you. horatio: miss wade? i'd like to give my official statement now. without the councilman's testimony, we have nothing. this whole thing falls on gabrielle wade. yeah, vogel played us real good. he was a step ahead of us the whole time. vogel: the judge agreed to this... what's going on? because we discovered that... son of a bitch. the miami-dade crime lab mishandled evidence in a recent case. what? are you kidding me? vogel: the csi samantha owens

used improper procedures, which puts into question not only her work oh, my god. on this particular case, but every single case that she's worked on including our client's, esteban navarro's. now, i can't say any more at this stage. i will be making a statement later, but thank you so much. it's a beautiful day; enjoy it. i am going for lunch. thank you, thank you, thank you. (sighs) i'm guessing you heard? esteban navarro's getting out, and all the cases that i processed evidence on are falling apart. (wry laugh) god, i guess i really screwed this up. no, i don't think you did, sam. well, what are you talking about? vogel: sorry to keep you waiting. i've had another busy, busy, busy day. (chuckles) well, of course, you'd know that, wouldn't you? somebody compromised the evidence when they planted this casing; someone close to us

who is working for vogel. ryan, you don't think that i would even... sam, let me ask you something. what? where did you meet your boyfriend? josh? at the gym, why? did he approach you? yeah, he did. wh-what's the point? sam, he had access. he was there. you've been very loyal, my boy. very loyal. what do you want me to do now, darren? (shutter clicking)

wha... you think that he planted the casing? he's the assistant state attorney. he would never.... he had access to our trace lab. well, i think the first order of business is to make sure that lieutenant caine and his csis never bother this law firm or any of its clients ever again. (sighs) if this is true, then i'm done. i'm finished. not if i have anything to say about it. captioning sponsored by cbs c.s.i. productions and toyota.

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hello, i'm bruce johnson. the fight over president 0 ban ma's health insurance act goes before the u.s. supreme court. more than 30 million americans could be affected. opponents say the law oversteps the federal government's

authority. matt jablow reports outside the supreme court building to hear both sides beginning monday morning. >> reporter: line was long, the music melodious, and the passion was palpable tonight outside the supreme court. >> the outcome of this case affects my children's future. >> reporter: where dozens of people are camping out in hopes of beg in the courtroom when the court's nine judges hear arguments for and against president obama's landmark universal healthcare law. some d.c. residents were being paid to hold spots for others but many people said they were here simply because they had to be. >> i have two kids who are chronically ill. >> reporter: people like kathy mcclure who came all the way from atlanta. >> i've been camping here since friday. i'm here to get in. >> reporter: and monica from pasadena, california. >> healthcare after folks every single person in the united states whether they want it to or not. >> reporter: it's been a busy weekend at the supreme court in advance of the universal

healthcare case. >> the tea party is back! >> reporter: on saturday tea party supporters held a large rally and march against the controversial law whose journey through the legal system is arguably being watched as closely as any law in recent memory. >> a lot at stack here. >> reporter: oral arguments are scheduled to begin at the supreme court tomorrow morning at 10:00. the case is expected to last until wednesday. matt jablow, 9news now. >> tune in all day tomorrow on 9news now on wusa9.com for latest developments from the u.s. supreme court. former vice president dick cheney continues to recover tonight at anova fairfax hospital where he received a heart transplant. he has been 0 the waiting list for 20 months. earlier i talked to a noted cardiologist in northern virginia about what's ahead for

the former vice president. >> an average patient with cardiac transplantation would require hospitalization between one to two weeks. vice president cheney is older than average patient who received a transplanted heart so his hospitalization may vary. >> the prognosis? >> the age expectancy for average patient is about 15 years. >> 15 years. >> 15 years. >> who might the donor have been? >> you know, the donors are usually patients who are brain dead. usually as a result of trauma or injury. >> are there any rules or laws when it comes 209 donor? what if vice president chain thee wants to know the name of the donor? >> i think he eventually can find out but not immediately. this are more than a million patients at the stage that vice

president cheney was. across the globe there are only 3800 heart transplantations being done. >> so how does vice president cheney move to the top of the list? does this mean that he was near death? is. >> he had a poor prognosis. >> doctors with transplant experience tell 9news now it's unlikely the former vice president got special treatment when he was given his newhart. the chief of cardiology at medstar says the heart transplant wait list is a very regimented and fair process and heavily policed. a boxing legend is dead tonight. burg sugar, an iconic boxing legend known for his trademark fedora died sunday of cardiac arrest. he was 75 years old. sugar was born here in d.c. back in 1937, graduated from the university of maryland and went to law school at michigan. burt sugar passed away today

outside of new york city. tomorrow marks one month saints teen was shot to death by a neighborhood watchman. randall pinkston reports this evening the young man's death was the subject of several church sermons today. >> reporter: at sunday worship services in sanford, florida there were prayers for justice for 17-year-old trayvon martin. he was shot and killed as he walked through a suburban neighborhood. >> it's about blacks and whites. it's about right and wrong. >> reporter: but some members of the church insist race is the heart of the issue. >> if it was a black man that

shot a white kid, he would have been locked up and it never would have got this far. >> reporter: 28-year-old george zimmerman admits he shot martin. he's claiming self-defense under florida's "stand your ground" law. the reverend jessie jackson spoke in florida and commend on the law. >> there's still a climate of shoot first and talk later. the "stand your ground" laws gives power to civilians that should be in the hands of police officers. >> reporter: local police say there is little evidence to disprove zimmerman's claim of self-defense. a grand jury will be convened to determine whether he should face charges. florida governor rick scott has appointed a special prosecutor to oversee the case and a task force to review the "stand your ground" law. >> the first thing we're going do is do a thorough investigation to see what happened here. no one can imagine this happened to their family. >> reporter: a rally is planned

for monday. randall pinkston, cbs news, sanford, florida. >> from his attorney we're learning lots more about george zimmerman this weekend. >> this was not a racial issue in what happened that day. mr. zimmerman has been involved in his community and with people in the african-american community. he and his wife were mentors to a single mother with two 14- year-old son and a 13-year-old daughter, and they were mentors to them. >> zimmerman has reportedly received death threats. 30 years ago tomorrow ground was broken along the national mall for the vietnam memorial. it's now one of the most popular tourist attractions, but about 3 million people visiting there each year. armando trull caught one some veterans today. >> reporter: the vietnam war deeply divided america. so perhaps it was fitting that the stark design of the vietnam

veterans memorial was almost as divisive in 1982 when it was unveiled. just as america has come to terms with the war, 30 years later the vietnam wall has become an almost hall he willed place where thousands of offerings are left in remembrance of the fallen. >> my uncle died in the vietnam war. >> reporter: the black granite stretches from the sky to the ground. they give their overing, renewing bonds that time and space cannot sever. >> gilberto menendez. >> reporter: who was he? >> he was a friend of mine. >> reporter: robert. >> who was that? >> my great uncle. >> reporter: it's also a place of healing. vietnam vet joe leone. >> i always felt that there were others that did so much

more and i consider it a privilege and an honor to help. >> reporter: leone remembers the particular moving side of two vets helping their buddy approach the wall. >> the guy in the middle just broke down. he was a navy corpsman with marines in vietnam. he had come here twice before, but couldn't cross the street. so this time his buddies helped him to come and see the people he couldn't save. >> reporter: at the vietnam veterans memorial, armando trull, 9news now. >> the memorial was dedicated back on november 13th, 1982, after thousands of vietnam war veterans marched to the site. this november all the names on the wall will be read during a four-day ceremony. now for the latest on that shooting spree in afghanistan. the u.s. has paid $50,000 in compensation for each villager killed in that rampage. afghan officials say an

additional $11,000 was paid for each person wounded. the officials say families were told that the money came from president barack obama. army staff sergeant robert bales is accused of sneaking is off his base two weeks ago and walking into two villages and opening fire on families as they slept. investigators believe the gunman returned to his base after the first attack and slimmed away again to carry out the second attack. a sad update to a story we first brought you last night. the tragic west virginia house fire has claimed yet another victim. police say a seven-year-old boy was taken off life support at a charleston hospital. that brings the death toll to nine. six other children and two adults were killed in the fire early saturday. authorities call this the deadliest house fire in charleston in some sick years. the cause of that fire remains under investigation tonight. a magnitude 7.2 earthquake has struck off the coast of central chile. it prompted an emergency evacuation order for people

near the ocean. the quake struck just 20 miles from the place devastated by an earthquake two years ago. residents say the quake lasted about a minute. there have been no reports of injuries. president barack obama says the united states will hold back food aid if north korea makes good on its promise to launch a long-range missile. the president is among some 50 heads of student in south korea for a nuclear summit that begins on monday. >> north korea will achieve nothing by threats or by provocations. the contrast between south korea and north korea could not be clearer, could not be starker. both in terms of freedom, but also in terms of prosperity. >> bad behavior will not be rewarded. >> the president stood for the first time in the demilitarized zone that no-man's land that separates south korea from the

north. still to come, big crowds greeting pope ben dingt mexico. we'll have the latest on his latin-american trip. big crowds at the box office helped send "the hunger games" to a record setting weekend. and after a damp and dreary weekend we managed to pick up a little bit of sunshine in the afternoon and got temperatures into the sick but it looks like a chilly start to the morning. we're looking for some sunshine but be prepared for temperatures in the 40s and 50s, then a return of the sun by monday afternoon. the full forecast in a few minutes.

pope benedict xvi spent his final day in mexico holding mass for a huge crowd of the faithful. tomorrow he heads to cuba. here's our report from havana tonight. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands of followers cheered and snapped photos in central mexico as pope benedict arrived for mass in his popemobile. the 84-year-old pontiff gave crowds a photo op they weren't expected when he wore a traditional sombrero, a sight that drew even more applause.

the open air mass is the highlight of pope benedict's three-day trip to the country. the pope spoke in the shadow of the christ the king monument, one of the most important monuments for catholics in mexico. he flew over before the mass began something, the late pope john paul ii always wanted to do but never got a chance to. pope benedict gave a message of hope in a cup fighting a deadly drug war. followers came from all over the world including the u.s., but most were from mexico, thankful to have the pope in their country. this woman says, we come with great enthusiasm, and a lot of faith. the pope's next stop is here in cuba where he is going to try and draw more followers to the catholic church. it could be a challenge as only 10% of the population here call themselves catholics. the pope said at the beginning of his trip to latin america that communism no longer works in cube ba.